The leather cord is broken again (韋編三絕)
During the Spring and Autumn Period in
China, paper had not yet been invented.
People at that time wrote words on many
bamboo pieces, and then arranged these pieces in order.
Finally, weave these bamboo pieces together
with a leather cord. This is the book at that time.
People roll it up when they're not reading,
and open it when they want to read.
When Confucius was old, he determined to
study (Book of Changes).
Confucius often read it over and over
again, and he often opened and rolled up this book.
The braided leather cord was broken because
of wear and tear.
This situation has occurred several times.
Every time Confucius encountered this
situation, he put on a new leather cord and re-connected the entire book.
This idiom is used to describe a person who
reads very hard.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you have after hearing this story.
Do you have the habit of reading? Are there
people around you who continue to study until old age like Confucius?
I hope this story will give you some new
gains.
韋編三絕
(The leather cord is broken again)
中國的春秋時代，當時尚未發明紙張。
當時的人們把文字，寫在許多的竹片上，然後將這些竹片再按照順序排好。
最後用皮繩把這些竹片編聯在一起，這就是那時候的書。
人們不閱讀的時候就捲起來放著，要閱讀時就打開來。
孔子老年的時後，他決心研究(易經)。
孔子經常反覆閱讀，他常常打開捲起這本書。
編聯的皮繩就因為磨損所以斷掉了。
這種情況出現了好幾次。
孔子每次遇到這種情況，便換上新的皮繩、把整本書再重新編聯在一起。
這個成語是用來形容一個人非常勤奮的讀書。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你有閱讀的習慣嗎?你的周遭有像孔子一樣到老年都持續學習的人嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。